Hsu Tseng-Hung
Known for: Director
Born: 1 January 1935 (age 91), 中国上海, Shanghai, China
He was born in Shanghai in 11/19/1935. He came to HK in 1949 and started working as an assistant cinematographer at Nanguo Studio. He eventually joined Shaw Brothers in 1964 where he worked with Chang Cheh as assistant director in The Butterfly Chalice (1965) and Tiger Boy (1966). He directed the first ever colour Wuxia for the studio Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) and its subsequent sequels Twin Swords (1965) and The Sword and the Lute (1967). His last film for the studio will be Swordsman at Large (1971).
Hsu joined Golden Harvest (HK) Limited in 1971 and directed the Chinese version of Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman, a parallel to the Japanese version directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. (Excerpt taken from Hong Kong Film Archive).
Directed / Created
Red Lotus Collection
Immortal Warriors
Thousand Miles Escort
The Invincible Superguy
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
18 Shaolin Disciples
Greatest Thai Boxing
My Wife, My Love and My Maid
Swordsman at Large
The Gallant Duo
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
The Invincible Sword
The Secret of the Dirk
Twelve Deadly Coins
The Silver Fox
King Cat
The Thundering Sword
The Sword and the Lute
The Twin Swords
Temple of the Red Lotus